REAL L.I.F.E  has some great tips for our students as they are looking for scholarships and filling them out.

1. Essays are your friends! Those are the ones people avoid, so a little effort will go a long way. Don’t be scared of applications that require an essay!
2. Apply for a serious amount of scholarships to increase your odds. Students should apply for well over $100,000!
3. Don’t miss deadlines. Seems easy, but the last thing you want is to miss a due date on a drafted essay. (Getting used to meeting deadlines is a great life skill to develop!)
4. Look for the local scholarships Financial Aid has in Carrington 101! Carrington Hall is not for from any place on campus so your student can stop in and find out more about available scholarships.
5. Don’t wait until the last minute! Procrastination is not your friend when filling out scholarship applications. For example, your student spends two hours filling out a scholarship application and receives a scholarship for $1000. That’s not a bad return on the effort put in to the process.